THE MONKEY And 5 Other Stephen King Short Stories That Became Movies

Published 3 weeks ago• 1 minute read

. In this case, Perkins was working with a short story rather than a full novel. Whereas adaptations like It have had to figure out what material to keep and what to cut, when adapting a short, it’s all about expanding upon what’s on the page.

In honor of the release of The Monkey hitting theaters this weekend, we decided to have a look back at a handful of other filmmakers who put their stamp on King’s short stories over the years. From evil children to giant basement dwelling rat-bats and everything in between, here are five other times that Stephen King’s short stories have served as the inspiration for feature films.